JAVASCRIPTa very short introduction

WHAT IS JAVASCRIPT?

Runs in the browser

Easy-to-learn syntax

Common misconception!

JavaScript != Java

JAVASCRIPT IN THEREAL WORLD

Content

StyleBehavior

Back-end: Build APIs

Mobile: Build apps

HOW HAS JAVASCRIPT EVOLVED?

Early web: JavaScript was an afterthought

Sites used Flash or Java for interactivity

Flash and JavaJavaScript

INTERACTIVITY ON WEB PAGES

WHY IS JAVASCRIPT RELEVANT?

IT’S EVERYWHERE!

Billions of devices

Web browsers, phones, TVs, servers, IoT

1.1 million StackOverflow questions

250,000 Node.js packages on npm

MAKING $ WITH JAVASCRIPT

All front-end developer jobs

Back-end developer jobs (Node)

Full-stack engineer jobs (MEAN stack)

GO FORTH AND CODE!

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